Team Bulls breeze to victory at the windy Absa Cape Epic Prologue
Wind was the word of the day at the 2016 Absa Cape Epic Prologue on Meerendal Wine Estate, which turned out to be rather fitting as eventual stage winner Karl Platt likes to talk about there being only one gas, “and that’s full gas”. With a smooth ride from start to finish, Platt and Team […]
De Groot and Stenerhag in orange after The Prologue
South African Robyn de Groot carried her blistering recent form into the Prologue of the Absa Cape Epic at Meerendal Wine Estate today when she and Swedish partner Jennie Stenerhag (Ascendis Health) grabbed hold of the Leader Jersey in the Sasol Women’s category. The 26km Prologue was a gusty and dusty race for the elite […]
Thrilling Absa Cape Epic on the cards
The 2016 Absa Cape Epic starting on Sunday is shaping up to be a thriller as several teams jockey for the crown previously worn by five-time winner Christoph Sauser. Two teams have emerged as equal favourites: the Team Bulls combination of German Karl Platt and Swiss Urs Huber and the Topeak Ergon Racing pairing of […]
Win with GoPro at the Absa Cape Epic #SHOTONMYGOPRO
If you’ll be at this year’s Absa Cape Epic, as a participant or a spectator, be sure to grab your GoPro and share your experience. You’ll stand a chance to win a GoPro prize valued at R 5,000. All you need to do is snap a shot using your GoPro at the event and post […]
Make your Cape Epic predictions and win daily prizes with USN
It’s epic competition time again with USN – the official sports nutrition partner to the ABSA Cape Epic. How to enter Enter your predictions for the overall winning time of each stage of the ABSA Cape Epic on the daily Bike Hub competition thread. Entries open a day before each stage and closes at 09AM […]
Conquering As One with the Absa Cape Epic
Absa will once again be recognising and rewarding teamwork and perseverance at the 2016 Absa Cape Epic with the #ConquerAsOne campaign. At each stage of the race, an extraordinary #ConquerAsOne moment will be identified and recognised, where a team showed immense human spirit to overcome their own personal challenges to conquer that stage together. During […]
Hungry challengers set sights on Absa Cape Epic favourites
Will the 2016 Absa Cape Epic be the year of the long shot? There are obvious favourites in the elite Men’s and Women’s categories, but it was evident at a Cape Town press conference today (Thursday) that some outsiders will be eyeing the overall podium when the race starts on Sunday. Among these are Absa […]
Columbia partners with the Absa Cape Epic
“Tested Tough” is the promise behind 70 years of all-weather outdoor gear by Columbia. What better fit than with one of the world’s leading sports events staged right here in South Africa; the Absa Cape Epic. On 8 March, Columbia officially launched their partnership with the Absa Cape Epic at a breakfast on the 19th […]
Anriette Schoeman withdraws from 2016 Absa Cape Epic
Eight times national road cycling champion Anriette Schoeman has withdrawn from this year’s Absa Cape Epic, due to illness. Schoeman was admitted to hospital on Friday, suffering from severe dehydration due to gastro-enteritis. Set to cycle alongside team mate, rugby legend Joel Stransky in the Mixed Category, this would have been their second Absa Cape […]
Reid and Heyns join forces at Cape Epic for Team Spur
Top South African mountain bike racers, James Reid and Gert Heyns, have teamed up at the last-minute and will race as Team Spur at the 2016 Absa Cape Epic, which gets underway near Cape Town on Sunday. Reid (23), the current South African and African Cross-country champion, was scheduled to tackle his first Cape Epic […]
Ilias and Ferreira show their mettle ahead of Absa Cape Epic
Periklis Ilias and Tiago Ferreira (Dolomiti Superbike) have signalled their Absa Cape Epic intentions by winning a tightly contested Andalucia Bike Race in Spain. The untested Greek/Portuguese combination beat Absa Cape Epic big-hitters Alban Lakata and Kristian Hynek (Topeak Ergon Racing) into second place in the six-day stage race. According to the Spanish race’s website […]
Suunto joins the Absa Cape Epic sponsor family
Sports watch giant Suunto has joined the Absa Cape Epic sponsor family as the race’s official watch sponsor, including providing a Suunto activation station at 2016 race villages. Offering product sales and information, free Suunto watch charging and data downloads as well as service and backup facilities for riders and spectators over the eight days […]